air travel

a twin-engined freight jet takes off from sydney airport

The US has open-skies agreements with more than 100 nations, Singapore has more than 60 nations. Australia has just seven.

Aircraft in storage in Alice Springs

Proper maintenance procedures are in place to ensure that planes grounded for months or years due to worldwide travel restrictions are not an additional danger when they fly again.

Airline inside

The aviation industry is the most efficient global distribution network of contagious diseases, yet airlines are avoiding the issue of risk and liability, argues Michael Peters from the Australian School of Business.